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FreeAgent Friday - the bad habits edition

Adrian Mather

Everyone has bad habits - from biting your nails to putting off things you need to do for your business. So how can you cut out the habits that are having the most adverse effect on your personal and professional life, and get yourself on a better track?

Before cutting out a bad habit, it’s important to know why we develop this behaviour in the first place. According to author Charles Duhigg, habits follow
a simple structure of “cue, routine, reward”, where they are developed unconsciously through repetition and triggered because your brain trains itself to feel rewarded by the action. So to remove a habit, you have to disrupt the cycle. Check out
this video that explains the process further.

There’s no use in replacing a bad habit for a good one unless you’re going to keep it. So why not try
making a specific action plan to track how you’re progressing and anticipating any challenges that may arise as you establish your new behaviour. And make sure that your
other behaviour reinforces your new habit - because if there’s any conflict, you’ll struggle to maintain your good intentions.

Everyone has bad habits - from biting your nails to putting off things you need to do for your business. So how can you cut out the habits that are having the most adverse effect on your personal and professional life, and get yourself on a better track?

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